Nepal’s Supreme Court has summoned the President Chure Terai Madhesh Conservation Development Board and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) in a public interest litigation case against the amendment of the 1973 National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act. The Constitutional…
‘अदालतको आदेश मानेर हामीले बागमतीलाई बचाउनुपर्छ। प्रकृतिले दिएका नदीनाला उपयोगका वस्तु मात्र हुन् भन्ने सोच्यौँ भने त्यसले हाम्रै अस्तित्व खतरामा पार्छ।’ बागमती र यसका सहायक नदीमा बर्सेनि आउने बाढीले डुबाउने क्षेत्र पहिचान गरी प्राकृतिक बहावमा अवरोध गर्ने संरचनामा सुधार ल्याउन…
Food is essential for human life. Governments have an obligation to ensure the fundamental rights of their people. Since 2007, Friends of the Earth Nepal/Pro Public has fought and won a number of landmark legal cases on the Right to Food…
The Supreme Court’s decision is not just a win for the legal team but also for environmental activists who have been tirelessly campaigning against the construction of the airport for years. On Thursday, May 26, the Supreme Court of Nepal…
The third Himal Media Mela 2024 continued on Friday following the keynote speech from Mohamed Nasheed, climate activist, writer/journalist, and former president of the Maldives. The day-long symposium included four workshops and two panel discussions ranging from possibilities of AI…
KATHMANDU — A recent Supreme Court verdict extending no-construction zones along the banks of major rivers in the Kathmandu Valley has triggered frenzied reactions from different stakeholders. While environmental campaigners have welcomed the court’s decision as a crucial step toward…
Prakash Mani Sharma (PMS) Academy for Public Interest Law (PIL).